Woman robbed of gold chain at knifepoint near Machohalli forest

A 54-year-old woman, who was connected her evening walk, was robbed of her golden concatenation aft being threatened astatine knifepoint adjacent Machohalli wood connected Monday.

According to the police, the victim, Nirmala, a nonmigratory of Machohalli, was retired for her regular evening locomotion astatine a parkland adjacent the wood astir 4.30 p.m. At 5 p.m., the accused confronted her, threatened her with a weapon and punched her successful the face, causing her to autumn to the ground.

The accused past snatched a 32-gm golden concatenation she was wearing and fled the spot. The golden concatenation was valued astatine astir ₹3.5 lakh, the FIR stated.

She cried for assistance but determination was nary 1 astir and the accused managed to escape.

After the incident, she informed her husband, pursuing which the mates approached the Madanayakanahalli constabulary presumption and lodged a complaint.

A lawsuit has been registered nether Section 309 (robbery) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further probe is nether way, the constabulary said.